The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liam O’Brien finished 189th of 623 men in the Open division at Sydney 2026, in 1:18:21, faster than 70% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Sydney ran fast: the 1,013 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:04v median −1:02
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 3:59v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 4:21v median −0:19
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 4:32v median −0:10
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:36v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 4:15v median −0:32
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Block 07 7:48Running 7 4:21v median −0:24
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 6:35v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 601
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 601 men who finished.